June 22, 2002, (St. Georges, PQ) – The second stage of the day certainly
showed the sprinter’s hunger after having been denied a chance to show
their stuff earlier in the day due to the mishap at the finish line.

On a
different course than last year, which avoided the sharp hill just past the
finish line, the pace was fast and furious. Canada’s Gord Fraser’s Mercury
team managed to keep the race intact and Fraser took the sprint over
Canadian Criterium rival Charles Dionne (7up Nutra-Fig).

Stage 6a – 64km Criterium, St. Georges, PQ.

1. Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury 1.25.02
2. Charles Dionne (Can) 7UP Nutra Fig
3. Jay Sweet (Aus) Saturn
4. Allan Davis (Aus) Mapei – Quick Step
5. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Atlas Cold-Ital Pasta CC
6. Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators
7. Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn
8. Michal Precechtel (Cze) W¸stenrot – Zvvz
9. Andy Cappelle (Bel) Marlux – Ville de Charleroi
10. David McKenzie (Aus) IteamNova.com
11. Damon Kluck (USA) Saturn
12. Danny Pate (USA) Prime Alliance
13. Mark Walters (Can) Navigators
14. Petr Bencik (Cze) W¸stenrot – Zvvz
15. Martin Gilbert (Can) Volkswagen – Trek
17. Dominique Rollin (Can) Sympatico – Jet Fuel Coffee
18. Holger Sievers (Ger) N¸rnberger – Versicherung
19. Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury
20. Michael Rogers (Aus) Mapei – Quick Step
21. Lubor Tesar (Cze) N¸rnberger – Versicherung
22. Florencio Ramos (Mex) Tecos – Turbo
23. FranÁois Parisien (Can) Volkswagen – Trek
24. Matt Decanio (USA) Prime Alliance
25. Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Tecos – Turbo
26. Mike Sayers (USA) Mercury
27. Christian Werner (Ger) N¸rnberger – Versicherung
28. Thomas Liese (Ger) N¸rnberger – Versicherung
29. Tim Johnson (USA) Saturn
30. Russell Stevenson (USA) Prime Alliance

Overall:

1. Michael Rogers (Aus) Mapei – Quick Step 16.49.21
2. Matt Decanio (USA) Prime Alliance @0.36
3. Lubor Tesar (Cze) N¸rnberger – Versicherung @0.42
4. Artour Babaitsev (Rus) N¸rnberger – Versicherung @0.45
5. Danny Pate (USA) Prime Alliance @0.53
6. Thomas Liese (Ger) N¸rnberger – Versicherung @1.02
7. Phil Zajicek (USA) Mercury @1.09
8. Christian Werner (Ger) N¸rnberger – Versicherung @1.36
9. Christian Poos (Lux) Marlux – Ville de Charleroi @1.45
10. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn @2.21